Chapel of the Madonna in Point Pleasant, La. on Bayou Goula. This diminutive chapel stands north of the Nottoway Plantation on Bayou Goula. Signs for Madonna Chapel along River Rd. proclaim it to be the "Smallest Church in the World." It was built...

Members of the Spinsters Club at a Tea. L. to r. Anna Belle Babin, Laura Oubre, and Kay McLendon. Tea was held at the Goodwood Plantation, home of Ms. Anna Belle Babin. May 17, 1965. Original located in 1961-1965 Spinster's Club Scrapbook

1964 Officers of the Spinster's Club. L. to r. Missie Powers, Harriet Babin, Sandra Constantino, and Margaret Champagne. Shown here at a tea held at the Goodwood Plantation, the home of Ms. Anna Belle Babin Original located in 1961-65 Spinster's...

Belle Helene. Construction on the house began in 1840, and completed by 1842. It was first named "Ashland" after U.S. statesman Henry Clay's plantation in Kentucky. In March 1889, the estate sold to George B. Reuss, an Ascension Parish planter....

Close-up of front steps at Llanfair, the home of Dr. and Mrs. Whyte Glendower Owen was/is located on the Mississippi River at White Castle, La. Built by John Hambden Randolph of Virginia. Wide cornices are/were supported by twenty square columns....

Portico at Belle Helene. Construction on the house began in 1840, and completed by 1842 Duncan F. Kenner. In March 1889, the estate sold to George B. Reuss, an Ascension Parish planter who renamed the plantation to "Belle Helene" from Ashland for...

Llanfair, the home of Dr. and Mrs. Whyte Glendower Owen was/is located on the Mississippi River at White Castle, La. Built by John Hambden Randolph of Virginia. Wide cornices are/were supported by twenty square columns. James Gallier was the...

Interior staircase at Llanfair, the home of Dr. and Mrs. Whyte Glendower Owen was/is located on the Mississippi River at White Castle, La. Built by John Hambden Randolph of Virginia. Wide cornices are/were supported by twenty square columns. James...